Yet another example of how divorce affects kids

This sounds like something out of a bad movie plot, but apparently it’s true. A 12-year old boy in Brisbane, Australia was having such a hard time coping with his parents’ divorce that he tried to kill his new stepmother by lacing her toothpaste with peanuts in an attempt to trigger a deadly allergic reaction. Fortunately, the stepmum found the peanuts before they did any harm.

According to court documents, there was “an element of “attention seeking” in his behavior.” Gee, ya think?